Q & A - Is there a witch-hunt against ex British soldiers?

Waterboarding claims in Northern Ireland

Alex Thomson, Channel 4 | 01 February 2017

Donald Trump has drawn outrage across the world, including Britain, after he condoned waterboarding and torture. But tonight this programme can reveal allegations that warterboarding and electric shock torture were used by the Parachute Regiment against prisoners in Northern Ireland in the 1970s. Br...

Order of Mandamus in Glenanne Cases

Glenanne Overarching Report | 07 December 2017

Copy of the Order of Mandamus issued by Judge Treacy on 7 November 2017 compelling the Chief Constable to put in place a mechanism to complete the Overarching Report into collusion in over 120+ killings attributable to the Glenanne gang.

Democracy- the board game

| 30 November 2017

Democracy-The Board Game was created by a family member who we support. The ideal seasonal gift (£20/€25) and available from the PFC Democracy-The Board Game challenges players to 'defeat the dictator and change the world'. In the age of Trump what better challenge! Call in to the PFC and take a loo...

Loughrey family lodge complaint with OPONI

Sara Duddy, Derry News, | 27 November 2017

How can someone be a suspect in four murders but never be arrested or questioned by the police? How can you be named on the Police National Computer as being wanted for questioning for these murders, yet travel freely around the UK, even reportedly running a bed and breakfast in Scotland? These are...

Murphy Family Take Murder Case to Police Ombudsman

PFC | 07 November 2017

The Murphy family from Ligoniel in North Belfast today took their concerns about collusion and the failure of the RUC to investigate the theft of weapons from British Army bases to the Police Ombudsman. In January 1974, the UDA (using a weapon the UVF took from Lurgan Territorial Army Base in 1973)...

Glenanne Families Demand Action From PSNI

The Pat Finucane Centre | 06 November 2017

Families bereaved in the "Glenanne" series of murders have heard a lawyer acting for the Police Service of Northern Ireland admit that nothing has been done in three months to resolve its continuing breach of their human rights.

PFC submission to Committee of Ministers re McKerr & ors v UK

21 Sept 2017 | 21 September 2017

Below is the PFC's recent submission to the Committee of Ministers concerning the McKerr group of cases. We have also attached the statement by the Irish Government to the CoM and their response issued today. Copies of other useful documents can be found on the Council of Europe website and the deci...

"I AM JOHN PAT CUNNINGHAM"

London, 16th Sept, 11am | 14 September 2017

This weekend Justice for Northern Ireland Veterans are organising a protest in London entitled "I AM DENNIS HUTCHINGS". (11am at Horse Guard Parade London). Hutchings is currently being prosecuted for the attempted murder of John Pat Cunningham, a vulnerable adult, in Benburb in 1974.(Full case deta...

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